Chapter 177

Leah!" My body startles at the sound of my youngest brother Seth's voice. Pulling myself back from my memories I continue brushing Brownie's dark brown coat with firm strokes. Ever since I met Paul again at the Den a little over a week ago, memories from my past have kept flashing through my mind. Memories that I wish I could be able to put back into their box and lock away forever. Not because of Paul, but because of how each of those memories remind me of Sam. A boy that had quickly become my best friend, my boyfriend, and my everything. The boy I shared every single first with, including my first heartbreak. Tears begin to burn in my eyes and I quickly brush them away, clearing my voice before alerting my brother of my whereabouts..